Ceyzériat is a commune in the Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Ceyzériat station has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Oyonnax.

History

Hippolyte Paul Jayr, twice minister during the July Monarchy, was mayor of the commune at the end of the 19th century. The French archaeologist and assyriologist Maurice Pézard (1876–1923) died in this commune.

Geography

Climate

Ceyzériat has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Ceyzériat is 11.7 C. The average annual rainfall is 1032.6 mm with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.4 C, and lowest in January, at around 3.1 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Ceyzériat was 39.2 C on 4 August 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -17.6 C on 20 December 2009.

Politics and administration

Population